There’s just one catch: Engel says ideally, it would be Bieber from around 2012 before he achieved massive international fame and before he got more than a few tattoos. After all, Engels wants the person who gets the part to look believable enough to play a high schooler.

As a time machine seems out of the question, Engel explained he would he happy with someone who is Bieber-esque. During the TMZ video, he also casually revealed Hamilton mastermind, Lin-Manuel Miranda, is a huge fan of the show.